Perpetual Glory
Perpetual Glory
副标题: Medieval Islamic Ceramics from the Harvey B. Plotnick Collection
ISBN: 9780300119435
作者: Oya Pancaroglu
出版社: Art Institute of Chicago
出版年: 2007-5-28
页数: 160
定价: USD 50.00
装帧: Hardcover
内容简介
Renowned for their technical inventiveness, variety, and beauty, Islamic ceramics first began to flourish in the mediaeval period. This handsome book presents over one hundred works from the unparalleled "Harvey B. Plotnick Collection" and documents the extraordinary achievements in Islamic pottery from the 9th to 14th centuries. Focusing on three of the most important types of ceramics produced in Iraq and Iran - lustreware, minai, and underglaze painted wares - the book includes fascinating information on each of the works and an introductory essay that discusses the exalted status that ceramics held in the mediaeval Islamic world, the developments of various techniques in ceramic production, and the singular importance of this major collection. It also tells the particular story of the development of lustreware from the era of the Abbasids (9th-10th centuries), to the court of the Fatimid rulers in Egypt, to its remarkable artistic expression in the late 12th century.